Every week, the TessDrive team gathers interesting or significant news and developments from advocates and proponents of plant-based lifestyle and technologies, because we firmly believe that the best that our planet can offer, and the best that we can do for the planet, does not involve giving up the lives of our fellow non-human sentient companions.
New Attenborough documentary to be released on his 99th birthday
In an April 25 report by Liam Pritchett for Plant Based News (plantbasednews.org), the latest documentary by the celebrated broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has been announced to be released to cinemas on May 8, the same day as his 99th birthday. The documentary, a feature-length film about the importance of healthy oceans for a healthy planet, is titled “Ocean with David Attenborough,” and is directed by Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey, and Colin Butfield, produced by Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios in association with All3Media International, National Geographic, and Minderoo Pictures.
Plant-based diet may reduce risk of dementia
An April 30 report by Charlotte Pointing for VegNews (vegnews.com) describes a new study published in the journal Neurology suggesting that some dementia risk factors might be in our control. According to researchers from Zhengzhou University in China, who followed 280,000 people from the United Kingdom for 14 years, those with a higher biological age than their chronological age might be more likely to develop dementia. And though some factors that influence biological age, like genetics and environment, are impossible to control, biological aging is also influenced by lifestyle, too, like diet, exercise, sleep, stress levels, and smoking. The report then enumerates studies that suggest eating an abundance of plant-based whole foods, which are rich in health-boosting nutrients like fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, could help reduce biological age.
Getting ripped without the RIP
In a May 1 report by Liam Pritchett for Plant Based News (plantbasednews.org), a new study based on 40 healthy, physically active adults aged 20 to 40 assigned to either omnivorous and vegan diets and were made to engage in strength training found no significant advantages for those eating animal products, as far as muscle gains are concerned. For the omnivores, approximately 70% of their protein came from animal-based sources, while the vegans consumed a well-balanced amino acid profile throughout. Leg tissue biopsies were taken at the start and the end. The study results indicate “no difference in the synthesis of muscle fiber protein between those who follow omnivorous and those who follow vegan diets,” according to the article. The study was published in April in the scientific journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
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